10-04-2020, 09:40 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near my tools
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| Scale dimple tool
Yes, the easiest way to make a scale dimple.. Using : - 8mm Deep Socket Nut Bit. - 6mm flat countersunk screw. - 6mm drill bit for making hole. - Any size vise needed. Socket nut, screw and drill bit just my preference, you can choose your own favorite size. The cons is the sheet will slightly bend, I still need to figure out to make more flat. deephis |
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10-04-2020, 10:36 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: san diego
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| Re: Scale dimple tool
Amazing!! Maybe try heat so it only bends at the simple? Soften it up? Maye thicker sheet too? I really like this technique! The dimples on the enduro sliders always make me with they were real. |
10-05-2020, 12:46 AM | #3 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Santa Maria, CA
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| Re: Scale dimple tool
I did similar on a bumper I made a year or 2 ago, but instead of using a socket, I made a counter sunk hole in a piece of wood as 1/2 of the die with a 6mm countersunk bolt being the other 1/2. All you have to do then is put a nut on the bolt and tighten it down to form the dimple. It still distorts a bit, but even using machined dimple dies in a hydraulic press, my 1/4" plate distorted a little... nothing the press (or in the case of the thin materials used in rc, a ball peen hammer) couldn't handle. Works on lexan too!
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10-06-2020, 06:54 PM | #4 | ||
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| Re: Scale dimple tool Quote:
It can be straighten out by bend here and there, it's more work but not much. I haven't tried with heat but it sounds interesting. Quote:
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